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. 2005 Nov;46(11):1002–1007.

Table 2.

Footrot treatments stratified by vaccination and diet groups, in a study examining the effect of vaccination against Fusobacterium necrophorum infection on the frequency of footrot treatments in feedlot cattle, while adjusting for diet during the feeding period

Diet Treatment Footrot cases (number treated) Total animals Incidence (% treatments)
LFG Vaccinated 8 112 7.1
Not vaccinated 8 109 7.4
ALF Vaccinated 3 114 2.6
Not vaccinated 10 108 9.3
Totals 29 443 6.5

LFG — Limit fed grain (limit-fed a grain based growing diet consisting of 8.5% barley silage, 92.5% barley based concentrate/supplement); ALF — Ad libitum forage (ad libitum access to a forage-based growing diet consisting of 23.6% barley silage, 27% grass hay, and 49.25% barley based concentrate/supplement on a dry matter (DM) basis)